Dutchess Co Dalton Farms WWTP - Town of Beekman, New York Wastewater Treatment Plant

Dutchess Co Dalton Farms WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 21 Recreation Road in the Town of Beekman, Dutchess County, New York. The plant serves a population of 2,055 and is part of the region's wastewater infrastructure, handling domestic sewage from the local community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 1,324.89 million gallons per year and an actual discharge volume of 473.18 million gallons per year, the plant operates well below its capacity. As a US facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Hudson River watershed. The Hudson River is a major estuary that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing drinking water for millions. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce pollutants before discharge, contributing to the ecological health of the downstream environment.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Hudson River, which flows south through eastern New York to New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. The Hudson River estuary is a critical habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife, including migratory species such as American shad and striped bass. The plant's secondary treatment reduces biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.